Category: Retail

Is “Kickass” taking it too far? Maybe but we want our culture to be dynamic right? Does anyone even say kickass anymore? Well, I do so it stays. Let’s get to it. The most important part of creating an amazing culture is to make sure that we all understand how incredibly important culture is. Some […]

I don’t think anyone would argue that Mattress Firm has its hands full at the moment. Some of their problems are self-inflicted and some came about due to no fault of their own, but either way, you have to own where you are and battle out of a bad situation. Mattress Firm is putting new […]

Don’t worry, not many have but I was recently able to host several people from the United States over to England to get a look at what is likely the ONLY mattress farm in the world. (Read to the bottom as there is a very nice surprise ending with this post.) Jeremy Bercier my friend […]

So who is behind the success in your company? Is it the meatheads that occupy the executive office suite? Hell no it’s not! (Sorry meatheads but you know I’m right.) The real champions of business today are the people doing the work and executing the plan. Whenever I started a new job it didn’t take […]

It was recently announced that another major bedding producer is reducing their workforce by over 100 people. Is it just me or have we been here before? Big brand gets purchased by a new ownership group. New ownership brings in a new team to run things. Business turns south for multiple reasons and you start to see […]